Brian McFadden announces new album 'The Irish Connection'

The former Westlife star will release The Irish Connection in the UK on March 11 through BMF Records/EMI.

The collection will feature renditions of favourite Irish songs, as well as duets with Ronan Keating and Sinead O'Connor.

"This album is something I have wanted to do for a long time. Ireland has produced some of the greatest songs in history and I decided I would put my own twist on a collection of my favourite ever Irish songs," McFadden said.

The Irish Connection will include covers of songs by Snow Patrol, the Cranberries and O'Connor.

McFadden will join Keating for his upcoming UK tour, which starts on January 16 in Bristol and includes a date at London's O2 Arena on January 26.

The tracklist for Brian McFadden's The Irish Connection is as follows: